Author:
Prado Felipe M.,Franco Tomás J.,de A. Vieira Tárcio,Deana Alessandro M.,Wetter Niklaus U.
Abstract
Here we present resents advancements in Nd:YLF lasers, achieving record-breaking efficiency and output energies. In Q-switched operation, we obtained output energy of 41.2 mJ with peak power of 46 MW. Furthermore, we achieved a near quantum-defect slope efficiency of 78.2%, the highest reported for Nd:YLF lasers. We also present efficient 1314 nm laser emission.